mạo từ
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 帽 (“hat; cap”) and 詞 (“word”), as if the article is a “cap” on the noun that follows. Compare quán từ (literally “hat-word”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [maːw˧˨ʔ tɨ˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [maːw˨˩ʔ tɨ˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [maːw˨˩˨ tɨ˨˩]
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